As Greater Boston's community foundation, the Boston Foundation is focused on the myriad of factors which make our city unique and successful. With an emphasis on strengthening this region's competitiveness in the global economy, the Foundation works with many partners to publish cutting edge research, hold public forums, and convene task forces of experts and stakeholders to create action agendas for real change.
The new grants bring the total number of artists supported by this partnership between TBF, the Philanthropic Initiative, Aliad Fund and Movement Arts Creation Studio to 61.
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On March 10, TBF joined the city to announce a public-private funding partnership and call to action to support Boston's immigrant communities.
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Read Lee Pelton's statement at the City Hall launch of Meeting the Moment: Supporting Our Immigrant Neighbors, as part of a new public-private partnership with the City of Boston, the United Way of Massachusetts Bay, and the Barr Foundation.
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In this opinion piece originally shared by CommonWealth Beacon, TBF President and CEO Lee Pelton reflects on the reach of recent federal actions, offering TBF's three-pronged strategy as a road map for people seeking to support their neighbors.
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The Boston Globe provides a look behind Gov. Healey's executive order to study the feasibility of new mid‑rise residential buildings with one staircase. This change could utilize smaller underdeveloped lots nearby rapid transit stops and produce up to 130,000 units, according to a report by Boston Indicators and partners.
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MassLive reports on an executive order by Gov. Healey to explore allowing new residential buildings with a single staircase, citing a 2024 report by Boston Indicators which found that the change would unlock the potential for up to 130,000 new homes in Greater Boston alone.
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GBH highlights the inaugural AAPI Capital Summit organized by the Asian Business Empowerment Council at TBF, a first-ever event held in downtown Boston aimed at helping Asian business owners obtain access to money needed to grow their businesses.
Read MoreThe Boston Globe Editorial Board reflects on the impact of the MBTA Communities Act, drawing on data from the recent Boston Indicators analysis which found that about 7,000 housing units are now in the pipeline because of the law, as the vast majority of the 177 municipalities covered by the law have complied.
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Following up on our 2025 survey of Massachusetts nonprofit leaders, we partnered with the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network and The MassINC Polling Group to learn how orgnaizations, staff and communities were navigating the actions of the Trump Administration.
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A Boston Indicators analysis finds that Greater Boston is seeing real but modest benefits from the MBTA Communities Act, with nearly 7,000 units of new housing in the pipeline - but only a third near transit.
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As Greater Boston’s community foundation, we are undeterred from our commitment to bring people and resources together to build a thriving and equitable future for our region. Forward Together, TBF's 2025 Annual Report, reflects what's possible when we move forward together and highlights how our collective work comes to life.
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Published with TBF support, this report from the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations looks at how community organizations across Massachusetts are working to preserve "naturally occurring affordable housing" in places across the region.
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Across every community and area of need, nonprofit leaders see their work being made more difficult while demand for their services rises. Such findings inform our actions to meet this moment, some of which we cover in this edition of TBF News.
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